Born in California to a musical family, Colin began to study piano at the age of five. Four years later, his family moved to South Carolina where they continued to nurture his love for music. He excelled in his classical studies and began to study jazz piano with Bert Ligon at the University of South Carolina.

In 2008, Colin was offered a scholarship to attend the jazz program at the University of North Texas, where he flourished under the tutelage of Stefan Karlsson. During his time at UNT, Colin was awarded the pianist position for the internationally acclaimed One O’clock Lab Band. While in the band, he had the opportunity to tour London, Cork, Dublin, New Orleans, and Houston, as well as play in large and small ensemble settings with such players as Marvin Stamm, Adam Nussbaum, Adonis Rose, Ed Soph, Kurt Rosenwinkel, composer Darcy James Argue, Bill Moring, Ravi Coltrane, Tim Ries, and Bernard Fowler, as well as a three­night engagement with the Houston Symphony. He has also had the opportunity to study with Dan Haerle, Aaron Goldberg, and Taylor Eigsti. He has been very active in the Dallas/Ft. Worth jazz scene, playing with many of the area's top players.

In his summers, Colin teaches regularly at the SWU Summer Jazz Camp in SC, and has taught master classes at the UNT Summer Jazz Camp. He has taught jazz piano lessons to students of various ages and skill levels.

Colin spent 5 months in Stockholm, Sweden, studying, writing, and recording. He plays a wide variety of genres, from old and modern jazz styles, to gospel, neo­soul, R&B, and pop genres. His passion extends from Vivaldi to metal, and this is reflected in many of his compositions. Today, Colin continues to work regularly all over the North Texas area and the surrounding states in many bands, and leads his own jazz, soul, and organ groups in a wide variety of events and concerts.